Featured Interview With Jennifer Fraser

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised on the west coast of Canada doing all manner of sailing, hiking, and marching around in bare feet. While I spent fourteen years in Toronto to complete my MA, PhD, and then lecture, I returned with my family to the west coast of Canada, landing surprisingly on an island. I live in Victoria, British Columbia with my husband, my 21 year old son, a high-maintenance black standard poodle, and our other son works on camera in Vancouver’s film industry.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis that surfaced when I was ten. I was restricted from playing sports, had swollen wrists and hands, along with an almost immovable, swollen right knee. My mother’s response to this was to hand me things like Pride and Prejudice or Wuthering Heights if I felt sorry for myself or at a loss because I wasn’t allowed to actively play. This is where my passion for story began. I started writing with serious intent while I was working on my dissertation.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have too many favorites to list. I have too many genres to choose. I love stories. I appear to have never grown up and find myself falling into someone’s written word with complete abandon. I live their story so that I laugh out loud if its David Sedaris; I feel a sense of the divine if it’s Gerard Manly Hopkins or the Metaphysical poets; I gnash my teeth at the cruelty and manipulation and relatability of a Shakespeare play; I cry when it’s a tale of injustice and suffering like Uwem Akpan’s “Say You’re One of Them.” I am inspired by story-tellers. I respond to their commitment to use language as a way to provoke critical thinking, challenge mental laziness, open up hearts, fire up ethics, instil courage, reveal spirit, describe our remarkable universe, tell the truth through every genre from fiction to memoir.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health is a deeply personal journey from ignorance about brains to insight about the command-centre of our lives. I was thrown into two abuse crises at two private schools and came to realize that the prevailing way of handling adult abuse is to cover it up. Not one to comply or obey directives that I find corrupt, I chose the path of research. I discovered that on brain scans it is clear that all forms of bullying and abuse harm brains. It is shocking and serious. Then I learned that our brains are incredibly adept at repair. In my latest book, I share the advancements in neuroscience so that those who have been bullied or abused can learn evidence-based practices to recover and increase their health and happiness.

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Featured Interview With Sarah Forester Davis

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised all over. We were a military family and because of that my childhood was spent living in numerous locations all over the world. Currently I live in Northeast Ohio with my own family. My love of travel has rubbed off on them for sure. I’ve been married for almost thirteen years, have four kids, one geriatric dog, and four cats.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Very young! We traveled a lot growing up, and to keep myself busy I would always have a notebook with me to write stories in.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m a huge fan of Colleen Hoover, and also really enjoy Simone Elkeles. My favorite genre is definitely young adult and new adult. My characters are actually what inspire me to write. They have a story, and I’ve been given the opportunity to bring their story to life, and that itself is inspirational.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Bodhi and Eva, the main characters of Confession, were stuck in my mind for a really long time. I knew they had an epic story, and they lived in my imagination for years, beating on my head to be let out. Once I found the time to write about them, the story flew out so fast it was as if they were like, FINALLY, let’s do this.

I started writing it in June of 2020 and by March of 2021 it was completely done.

The story takes place in Flagler Beach, Florida, and numerous local spots are mentioned throughout the story.

Readers say all the time, this book plays out like a movie in their head. Bodhi and Eva have quite the loyal fan base!

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Featured Interview With Sabìnah Adewole

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Sabinah Adewole is a member of the Barking Foxes poetry group, the National Poetic library UK, a member of the Society of Authors UK ,the Haiku Society of America and the Christian independent Publishing Agency -CIPA. Some of her poems appear in Stripes magazine in 2021. she won the International Poetry contest in 2020. She featured in the Havering daily mail and in Write on magazine in 2020. She started to write from a park bench in May 2018.
She has Eight published books,five best sellers and four self published. Some of her work can be found on Vocal Media and The Talent Bank. She has won several Poetry awards globally and she is well acknowledged on the Poetry circuit. She also teaches Poetry for beginners on her Sabìnah Poetry Online Classes.

This is her first series in this edition of -Sabìnah’s Poetry – Her Travels (Travel Poetry)
Written during the Pandemic February 2020 – September 2020.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Her Writing

She has been greatly inspired by the gift of poetry and writing. She was gifted the gift of poetry while sitting on a park bench in Gidea park in May 2018. I have continued to write daily and have created over 700 poems some Children books, Faith book and Adults inspiration and Transformation poetry. She has co authored in four Anthologies and three Poetry Anthology this brought her into contact with coaches, publishers and a host of authors. She has Eight published books, five best sellers and six self published. Sabìnah completed her first Half Poetry Marathon in June 2021. She would like to share her Poetry with the world.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Maya Angelou
My favourite genre is Poetry
I find her inspiring especially her poem
Still I will rise has stick with me

Tell us a little about your latest book?
This is her first series in this edition of -Sabìnah’s Poetry – Her Travels (Travel Poetry)
Written during the Pandemic February 2020 – September 2020. Poems inspired by Art and her travels as she demonstrates the simplicity of everyday living. Each poem has a twist and she would like to inspire her readers and audiences with poems that could uplift a nation during a pandemic .

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Featured Interview With Sabìnah Adewole

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Sabinah Adewole is a member of the Barking Foxes poetry group, the National Poetic library UK, a member of the Society of Authors UK ,the Haiku Society of America and the Christian independent Publishing Agency -CIPA. Some of her poems appear in Stripes magazine in 2021. she won the International Poetry contest in 2020. She featured in the Havering daily mail and in Write on magazine in 2020. She started to write from a park bench in May 2018.
She has Eight published books,five best sellers and four self published. Some of her work can be found on Vocal Media and The Talent Bank. She has won several Poetry awards globally and she is well acknowledged on the Poetry circuit. She also teaches Poetry for beginners on her Sabìnah Poetry Online Classes.

This is her first series in this edition of -Sabìnah’s Poetry – Her Travels (Travel Poetry)
Written during the Pandemic February 2020 – September 2020.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Her Writing

She has been greatly inspired by the gift of poetry and writing. She was gifted the gift of poetry while sitting on a park bench in Gidea park in May 2018. I have continued to write daily and have created over 700 poems some Children books, Faith book and Adults inspiration and Transformation poetry. She has co authored in four Anthologies and three Poetry Anthology this brought her into contact with coaches, publishers and a host of authors. She has Eight published books, five best sellers and six self published. Sabìnah completed her first Half Poetry Marathon in June 2021. She would like to share her Poetry with the world.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Maya Angelou
My favourite genre is Poetry
I find her inspiring especially her poem
Still I will rise has stick with me

Tell us a little about your latest book?
This is her first series in this edition of -Sabìnah’s Poetry – Her Travels (Travel Poetry)
Written during the Pandemic February 2020 – September 2020. Poems inspired by Art and her travels as she demonstrates the simplicity of everyday living. Each poem has a twist and she would like to inspire her readers and audiences with poems that could uplift a nation during a pandemic .

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Featured Interview With Chris Courtney Martin

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m originally from Philadelphia, PA. I’ve spent several years in Los Angeles chasing the silver screen leg of my career, but I’m now relaxing in my father’s place in Fayetteville, NC. It’s something of my safe space.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve been reading about as long as I can remember. Certainly, since before kindergarten. But I mark the beginning point of my love affair with words at about eight years old. I did a cute little Horror-Comedy story about Dracula, the Mummy and the Wolfman in a footrace. Self-illustrated and all.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Toni Morrison is my favorite. The gothic tone with which she wrote Beloved colors my tastes in just about every category– books, film/TV, even music.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
THE BOOK OF I.P. (Idle Poems) is a hybrid poetry and essay collection that is ‘ironic in concept, sincere in content’ as it deconstructs prescribed best-practices for getting ideas greenlit as a screenwriter and what it means to possess a producible story. The short book contains 30 poetic odes to my “screenstory wish-list” and 2 personal memoir-style essays based on my real life.

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Featured Interview With Mark Shaiken

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Mark lives with his wife Loren and their dog Emily in Denver, Colorado. He schooled at Haverford College and Washburn University, and practiced commercial bankruptcy law at a large law firm for decades before switching to writing, volunteering, and playing music. He is the author of three post legal career books: (i) a memoir – “And . . Just Like That – essays on a life before, during, and after the law;” (ii) “Fresh Start,” a legal thriller and the first in his 3J series; (iii) and his latest released May 20, 2022, “Automatic Stay” the second in his 3J series. He has begun work on his next legal thriller, “Unfair Discrimination.” Connect with Mark at http://markshaikenauthor.com

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I began reading (and writing) at an early age. It’s been a dream to pursue a fiction writing career after my law career. I subscribe to the theory that one should write what they know, so my legal thrillers star fictional bankruptcy lawyers at a large Kansas City, Missouri law firm. I try to incorporate lots of Kansas City’s rich history, including its civil war, music (jazz), food, and prohibition history and traditions. Also, my books have a tech element.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like thrillers – and in particular police and spy novels. I especially enjoy Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer) and Vince Flynn (Mitch Rapp).

Tell us a little about your latest book?
In Automatic Stay, my star lawyers, Josephina Jillian Jones (3J) and William Pascale are back and file bankruptcy cases for six Kansas City jazz clubs that have somehow managed to survive the Covid pandemic. Now they must battle an unknown enemy who runs an anonymous disinformation campaign on social media to try to put the clubs out of business. Will they be able to stop the campaign in time to save the clubs and keep jazz alive in the city?

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Featured Interview With Avianna Lemonier

Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Avianna Lemonier is an American author and poet, currently residing in Tallahassee, FL. With an educational background in psychology, Avianna Lemonier has used the gift of writing to uplift individuals of all backgrounds. Instilled with a strong sense of faith, her work is created to encourage. As an advocate for mental health support, Avianna Lemonier has contributed to and founded a number of projects that are dedicated to improving public awareness of positive mental health care.

At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I was a little girl, my mother gave me a copy of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and I fell in love with it. I credit that book for being the reason why I wanted to become a writer and write stories.

My first “short story” was about a virus that threatens to destroy humanity. In it, the cure for the virus was orange peels (that’s all I could come up with at the time!). I wrote it when I was about seven or eight years old.

Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
It’s very difficult for me to choose my favorite author because I have been influenced by so many different writers. At the moment, I am reading a lot of books on theology and religion and my faith has been changed and so strengthened by what I have been reading. Last year, I read a lot of books by James Baldwin, Chinua Achebe, Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison and many other talented black writers and I was so inspired by their work.

I enjoy reading all genres but my favorites are poetry, romance, historical fiction, suspense and sci-fi.

Tell us a little about your latest book?
Recently, I wrote my first children’s book, Love Makes The World Go Round, and I am so excited about it. It was illustrated by a very talented artist named Abigail Tan and she did a phenomenal job with really bringing the idea that I had to life. I created Love Makes The World Go Round as a tribute to the people in my life that have loved and supported me.

I wanted to write something that would teach children the importance of really appreciating the relationships in our life that build us up.

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